The fetish market
Grizzly images of Lome's fetish market.
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French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be... [read more]
French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be... [read more] Blog: Dance, Jazz, and Voodoo in Lome, Togo
Date: October 16th 2006
October 14: For the first time, I have stepped off Ghanaian soil and ventured into the confusing yet utterly charming borders of Francophone Africa. Crossing the border from Aflao (in Ghana), my travel companions and I were greeted with the same bustle and cocaphony we had come to know in Ghana, but with a decidedly different twang. Mototaxi drivers courted us with eloquent French, and as ... read more
Date: October 16th 2006
October 14: For the first time, I have stepped off Ghanaian soil and ventured into the confusing yet utterly charming borders of Francophone Africa. Crossing the border from Aflao (in Ghana), my travel companions and I were greeted with the same bustle and cocaphony we had come to know in Ghana, but with a decidedly different twang. Mototaxi drivers courted us with eloquent French, and as ... read more
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The trials, trails, and short tales of my journeys through Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. Disfruta.
No plans as of January 2011 (Happy New Year) but the dreaming never ends.
A few big ideas I'm kicking around:
- Tangier, Morocco to Cape Town, South Africa (Overland Distance: 8,145 km / 5,059 miles) - can't wait to return to Africa.
- Sierra Leone and Liberia - Field research.
- Munich, Germany to Istanbul, Turkey (Overland Distance: 1,582 km / 983 miles) - I'm eager to see the former Yugoslavia.
- Delhi, India to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Overland Distance: 3,843 ... full info
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